SOunds good. DO I still need to keep adobe reader installed for this to function, or will the converter work without? I ask because many converter-type programmes seem to be extensions or modules that work with already existing software. In any case, I'll try it....not having to open the programme at all is the next best thing to getting rid of it altogether.
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To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 3:21 PM Subject: Re: Alternatives to Adobe reader that are jaws friendly
Content analysis details: (0.0 points) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- _SUMMARY_ X-Antivirus: AVG for E-mail 8.5.449 [271.1.1/3412] Hi. As an alternative, I suggest that you use a PDF to Word converter. Many times I wait for a document to open with Adobe Reader, and when it finishes loading it crashes and says "adobe reader has stopped working". An accessible converter is "Very PDF to word converter". Website: www.verypdf.com. You convert once and use MSWord then. Hope this was useful info. On 1/30/11, Yadiel Sotomayor <yadosotomayor@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:?You could use an OCR program to open PDF files. I usually use openbookinstead of using adobe reader. Noe thing though, Open book is expensive, soIf you don't have it it is not an option. From: JM Casey Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 5:06 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Alternatives to Adobe reader that are jaws friendly Hello everyone.So I really hate adobe reader. It's ridiculously huge when all I want to dois read text, installs a speed launcher in memory that I don't want, andcrashes almost every time I close it. There are a number of other programmes out there that sensible people use, like PDF XChange viewer, but I haven't heard much from jaws users on this subject. This list is pretty much my only contact with the screenreading community in general and I don't really have the time or inclination to try a bunch of programmes until I find one thatworks. I know adobe reader has special accessibility features and soabandoning their horrible software might not be as easy for us as it is forsighted users. Any thoughts? Thanks. Yadiel J. Sotomayor E-MAIL: yadosotomayor@xxxxxxxxxxx-- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.comJFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxTo unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfwAlternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.htmlIf you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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